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Prototype Board Revisions

Bill Kendrick edited this page Dec 26, 2019 · 13 revisions

Rev4 - ESP32-01-20191206 (aka The Ice Cream Sandwich)

  • Designed by: @mozzwald
  • First ESP32 based PCB, Limited run of 10
  • Fully integrated components; No Nodemcu needed
  • External connectors:
    • SIO Plug & Receptacle
    • MicroUSB for Power and Programming (onboard CP2102 USB/UART bridge)
    • Micro slide switch for SIO Powered enable/disable
    • Micro SD Socket
    • Flash and Reset Buttons
    • Blue and Orange LED's (Blue wifi status, Orange SIO activity)


Rev3 - Beta Test Board V3 (aka The Mars Bar / Chocolate Bar)

  • Designed by: @a8bit
  • SMD board
  • Limited run of 10
  • NodeMCU 1.0 sits on top
  • Second iteration of surface mount SIO connector, much more chamfering
  • Can work on either SIO or USB power
  • Still in use
  • Contains pass-through for connecting SIO cable.


Rev2 - 2019-11-16

  • Designed by: @mozzwald
  • Limited run of 3 boards
  • SMD Components
  • NodeMCU 1.0 sits on top
  • Added 2 pin serial debug port (GND, TX from GPIO2)
  • Added slide switch for optional SIO power
  • Added CLOCKIN (permanent) and CLOCKOUT (optional with solder jumper to GPIO2)
  • DATAIN buffered with 2 NPN Transistors (thanks @jeffpiep)


Rev1 - 2019-10-29

  • Designed by: @mozzwald
  • Limited run of 3 boards
  • SMD Components
  • NodeMCU 1.0 sits on top
  • First iteration with surface mount SIO connector
  • Case design never finished; shipped with 3D printed bracket to hold SIO connector
  • USB Powered or optional SIO powered with solder jumper
  • Heavy usage during initial test development
  • Still in use


Rev0 - Protoboard / Breadboard

  • Designed by: @mozzwald
  • Consisted of protoboard, wire-jumpered parts, SIO cable connected via header pins. * White tick indicates pin 1.
  • NodeMCU 1.0 sits on top
  • Cable prone to breakage
  • While it wasn't explicitly designed to pull power from SIO, mine seemed to (Thom)
  • It was designed to pull power from SIO (Mozz ;)
  • Retired when I got Mozz's rev2.

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